National parks are home to many iconic trees. Bristlecones pines, Whitebark pines, Sequoias, even mangroves. And, of course, redwoods.
These trees hold many stories. The size alone of redwoods and sequoias are enough to hold your attention. But there are backstories, as well. In the case of redwoods along the Northern California coast, the backstory can be heart-breaking. There are chapters of logging fever, of course, as well as of political machinations, and stories of loss.
Greg King presents the stories swirling around Redwoods in his book, The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods. One particularly interesting chapter for national park lovers is that Newton B. Drury, the 4th director of the National Park Service, actually worked against the creation of Redwood National Park.
0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:50 Black Woods - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
1:16 Smokies Life
1:39 Friends of Acadia
2:03 Washington National Park Foundation
2:26 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
2:46 NPT Promo
3:05 Episode 312 - The Ghost Forest
48:58 The Horsemen - Randy Peteresen - The Spirit of South Dakota
49:26 Episode Closing
49:52 Orange Tree Productions
50:25 Splitbeard Productions
50:36 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Jess Repanshek - February 10th, 2025 3:06pm
